ah, news ah, ah ah, this is d w. news life from berlin, the world's 20 leading nations divided by war. t. 20 foreign ministers wrap up their meeting in india, unable to agree a statement about russia's invasion of ukraine. but the u. s. and russia do meet on the sidelines also on the program. white house signs the alarm over alleged poison

attacks on school girls in iraq calls on tag try to investigate claims at the hard line, religious groups, the trying to stop girls getting an education they millennia old mystery that could soon be solved. new technologies, giving us glimpses of hidden chambers inside, one of the world's most famous ancient landmarks. i'm forget, welcome to the program. a meeting in delhi of the j. 20 group of leading nations has ended in disagreement over the war and you cry. india's foreign minister says differences about russia's invasion could not be reconciled. despite this u. s. secretary of state i'm to me, blanket and his russian counterpart, so gay lover of did speak briefly on the sidelines with mr. blink and telling mr. latter off to end the war a gathering of leaders beset by division. the ring as host of the g 20 foreign ministers meeting. india was determined to

focus attention beyond the war in ukraine. but despite their best efforts, the conflict quickly dominated the agenda. for the 1st time since the war began, the u. s. and russian top diplomats spoke face to face on the side lines of the summit. i told the foreign minister what i and so many others said last week at the united nations. and what so many g, 20 foreign minister said today, and this war of aggression engage in meaningful diplomacy. that can produce a just and durable piece. but the brief exchange did little to narrow, the divide between them. instead, russian foreign minister. so gay lover of accused western nations of turning the g 20 into a foss. oh, after hours of negotiation, ministers from 20 of the world's wealthiest nations were unable to agree on

a joint declaration. the lead differences on the ukraine issue, which um, we could not to reconcile between various parties who held a different positions. the final declaration had cold for rushes, complete withdrawal from ukraine, a passage that moscow rejected, but they were not alone. china also objected to the statement raising concerns in the west that the 2 nations are moving closer together. ukrainian, it's western allies, fear that china may be considering providing weapons to russia and beijing's decision to side with moscow at the g. 20 has only reinforced that concern. so do china and russia want the same things from that? include that increasingly close relationship. the w put that question to doff in caps or is a director of democracy initiatives and a senior fellow with the gym and marshall fund. china certainly has its own,

its own interest. it's economic interest, interest in its region and globally. russia does as well. but where they come together is that they're both authoritarian lead countries that don't like to play by the rules globally. they are those that are seeking to undermine the type of stability that's needed to address global challenges. and i find it a force you hear mr. lab talk about the g 20 being undermined by the united states when in fact it's russia and china. those countries that are not active players and supporting or addressing global challenges because they're the ones that are under money to g $20.00, not the united states, not democratic allies and partners. and so i think what you're saying is, well, there is some separation between what beijing watts ultimately because it has its own interest, they share too much together right now. and that's

a deep concern for washington, st. jonathan katz from democracy initiatives and the german national fund was support for ukraine is also expected to be a major topic during a visit by german chancellor elect sholtes to washington. later talks between chancellor sholtes and us president joe biden will focus on russia's invasion and concerns that the child was planning to provide. russia with military assistance is to show last vice how shortly before russia invaded new crime. u. s. is about a new 400000000 dollar military aid package to place a chance for her today. well ahead of his trip to washington, johnson showed suggested german parliament and emphasized these governments long term commitments to ukraine. it's been one year since german chance zoloft shows announced a turning point for germany's defense and foreign policy. over the course of that year, germany has upped investments in its own military, unwounded economic ties with russia and broken its taboos over ascending weapons

into conflict zone. taking stop a year after that pivotal speech shows made clear germany will continue supporting ukraine's defense friends. the wanting peace does not mean submitting to a big and neighbor law if you could stop defending itself, and it would not be piece of it. but the end of ukraine, romulus and little crew supporting ukraine with weapons as something that according to a recent poll, 47 percent of germans view as appropriate, 16 percent said, does now go far enough. one 3rd of german se, it goes too far. in his speech shows found clear words of condemnation for a rush. as president of the fog. the question remains, is putin even ready to negotiate a return to these principles and a just peace? nothing suggested at the moment. the woman wishes the, the majority of germans tend to agree that ukraine must decide for itself when to

engage in negotiations with russia. one year into russia's full scale war against ukraine and germany is turn round on defense and foreign policy. germans generally support their government stands towards ukraine. however, this does not generally extend to the work of their government over half of german saved. they are less or not at all satisfied with it. on the white house as described reports of poison school girls in iran as deeply concerning and was calling for an investigation. hundreds of girls at schools across iran, her thought to have been suffering at 2 full are thought to have suffered water to run, says a mild of poison gas attacks the incidence arising fears at hard line. religious groups may be waging a campaign against girls and education a school day that ended in the hospital. oh, i feel pain in my chest and when i walk my leg, shake

a bit to pull. when i stand up, i feel dizzy, and my entire body feels very numb. which means i can't walk off voting. you can call her back. in one of the workshops, there was a smell that was like the smell of paint. so we evacuated, the students had masculine, these are the latest victims of alleged poisonings that have sickened hundreds of female students from dozens of schools since november. many have been taken to hospital with the spiritual problems and report smelling something strange before falling ill. the government has announced an investigation into what officials are saying could be an attempt to close down girls schools comp dear b j. o. we've assigned a special committee to investigate this matter. and this committee is comprised of the best toxicologists at the university professors via casualty, the done, the score that parents say authorities have been slow to act or answer their questions. some have suspicions that the girls may have been targeted in an act of

revenge. young women were at the forefront of anti raging protests that have rocked, he ran in recent months. iranian activists say this footage shows a concerned mother outside of school being attacked by a man who they believe is a plainclothes officer. something terrans police force have denied parents continue to hate frances that he expects clarity any time soon. is a look at some more stories. so making headlines around the world. prominent cambodian opposition figure cam. so car has been sentenced to 27 years house arrest after being found guilty of treason cam. so cars are fierce, critic of long time. prime minister one said the u. s. has condemned the case as a politically motivated firefighters in hong kong and battling a blaze of a skyscraper that was under construction. and multiple floors are in flames. lays

is also broke out in for nearby structures in the business shopping district around the mariners club redevelopment project. with this, with these were extinguished a u. s. during has found a prominent south south carolina lawyer alex, the murder guilty of murdering his wife and son, joe jewelry deliberated for less than 3 hours before finding him guilty of 2 counts of murder. if it is 30 years to life in prison, the trial drew worldwide attention. brazilian present. marie ignacio alluded to silver as an answering launch of the social welfare program that was shut down. his predecessor, also familiar, provides monthly payments around a 100 euros to around 10 to 1000000 low income families that operated during luna's previous administrations before it was ended by former president or or europe is experiencing a new phenomenon that some fear might become the new normal winter drought rainfall

is sharply down in many countries with wide ranging consequences for agriculture, energy, and more. after all, this comes after the worst summer drought in 500 years in europe to how bad as the winter been. and what does that mean for the coming months and years ahead? this is what winter drought looks like across france, spain and italy, lakes and rivers, far below their normal level, are dried up entirely. farm fields dry and dusty. this used to be an island in italy's lake, garda no longer. you are the cook. we live here for 18 years and i've never seen the lakes are dry. so i used to come here, but now i can walk. let's hope for rain. over to the chalk, this year france sides longest winter period without rainfall on record $32.00 days

. the alps have seen about half their usual snow. and italy's river po that feeds much of the country's agriculture is down 61 percent from normal. just one example, italy's rice harvest is threatened for the 2nd year in a row. so no consistent, there are problems preventing, allowing when the soil is so hard that the plows can cut through the earth for many know his data. data. farmers are the only ones worried. the lack of snow means less snow melt flowing into lakes and rivers in the coming months. that will translate into less hydropower from dams, as well as less cooling for nuclear reactors. france is developing an action plan to save water at the national level. none of this one fits on a nation needs to do with water. what we have done with energy, a kind of sobriety plant, we all pay attention to this resource that is becoming rare. it's the end of abundant fundable don't. but no matter how much people

conserve more rainfall is necessary, the spring months will be crucial and meteorologist don't know how much rain will fall if there's not enough. europe may be set for yet another devastating dry season. i to egypt and we may be close to solving a mystery that's been millennia in the making archaeologists scouting inside the great pyramid of gazer detected a hollow spot at discovery made headlines a few years ago. but access to the chamber remained elusive until now, a group of researchers has managed to insert a fiber optic camera into the secret chamber, bringing a site's not seen for thousands of years. it's almost 5000 years old. i me only surviving wonder of the ancient world, but the great pyramid of keesa still has hidden secrets to be discovered.

egyptian archaeologists have unveiled pictures of a mysterious name meet a passage for the 1st time. located close to the main entrance, antiquities officials don't know for sure what purpose the corridor served it, but there is speculation. it could lead to an undiscovered burial chamber of one of egypt, hallowed pharaohs, and another, i've always thought that the burial chamber of king cru hasn't been discovered yet . and i believe that there is a great possibility that the tunnel is protecting something. in my opinion, it is protecting the actual burial chamber of king cuckoo. uh huh. and then oh, archaeology still don't know exactly how these massey structures were built or what's inside. i miss latest discovery provides just one piece of the puzzle open

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